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Every Boy Is a Stack of Pretty Phrases
by Aaron BlairEvery boy is a poem,
his parts translated into words,
but never just the pure of him.
I always let them fester,
to mutate in my brain,
until I'm not sure who they were
before I stole some piece of them,
and twisted it to make it mine.
Every boy is a stack of
pretty phrases, and I do the
rearranging until they could look
at their own insides and not
recognize them, think them
someone else's innards, torn
and mangled and resown. 12/30/2003 Author's Note: So the last couple of lines are heavily influenced by a passage from Angels in America, but it's true that I always write poems about the males that I like/love/whatever and usually, it's not about them so much as it is about how I see them, or feel about them.
Posted on 12/31/2003
Copyright © 2025 Aaron Blair
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Christina Gleason on 12/31/03 at 03:54 AM i think the last stanza is, influenced or not, wonderful. you do it justice. "every boy is a stack of pretty phrases" you've got some killer lines recently |
| Posted by Maureen Glaude on 01/02/04 at 08:38 PM I too found the impact of this very strong. Sort of like the country song, I only miss the man, I wanted you to be. |
| Posted by Max Bouillet on 01/03/04 at 03:41 AM It's the twist you do to them and the twisted way you see them that causes growth and poetry. Nice verse that is addictive to read. |
| Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 01/03/04 at 03:47 PM Love the title; I thought this was going to be about pick up lines, but was pleasantly surprised by the actual concept and inspiration behind it. |
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